Intro to Media Studies BBS

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Thu, 06 Feb 1997 00:02:35 EST

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    Cool Site: http://thinkpix.com
    Thinking Pictures
    This is a New York based company (founded by Media Lab people) that
    is a new media startup. The big thing they are working on is RockPipe, which
    allows them to send real time video over the Web. Among their projects
    implementing this technology are rock.com through which they
    broadcast over the Web music videos of NY area bands. They also did the first
    live broadcast over the Web of a Rolling Stones concert. Other things
    they work on are Web based soap operas, and a new project (although I'm not
    sure it's up yet) which would allow local theater groups to broadcast their
    productions over the Web and digitally put in scenery while the performers
    are in front of a blue screen.
    Perhaps the most important effect of this technology is that is allows global
    distribution of the work of small or poorly funded independant music,
    theater, and film groups.
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